No respite: Taijul Islam stored the stress on TN batters traps L. Vignesh leg-before wicket
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Adithya Ganesh delays the inevitable with an unbeaten 41 as Taijul Islam sizzles for the guests
CHENNAI: On a day marred with rain interruptions, Bangladesh XI confirmed the calibre of a aspect with worldwide expertise to come back inside 4 wickets of an innings victory in opposition to Tamil Nadu XI on the finish of the third day’s play right here on the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium on Thursday.
TN resumed the day on 82 for seven and batted nearly six overs earlier than it was bowled out for a paltry 93. Forced to comply with on, TN completed the day on 133 for six within the second innings, needing to attain one other 123 runs to make the guests bat once more.
Left-arm spinner Taijul Islam (4/40) took the primary two wickets of the day earlier than Rejaur Rahman Raja, who was the wrecker-in-chief on day two, rearranged Gowtham Thamarai Kannan’s stumps to finish a well-deserved five-wicket haul (5/23).
Asked to bat once more, the hosts’ efforts within the second innings didn’t go as per plan both as pacer Syed Khaled Ahmed knocked over opener N.S. Chaturved within the second over of the innings.
In the ultimate session of play, Islam (3/51) struck thrice to depart TN struggling at 71 for 5 earlier than Adithya Ganesh steadied issues with a affected person unbeaten 41.
The scores: Bangladesh XI 349/9 decl. vs Tamil Nadu XI 93 in 46.5 overs (Rejaur Rahman Raja 5/23, Md. Taijul Islam 4/40) & 133/6 in 46 overs (f/o) (Adithya Ganesh 41 batting).
Source: www.thehindu.com